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        The engine  of the American economy  is  tuned  up  and
        ready to roar. We are positioned to boom again. There
        may be bumps in the road along the way, but the pent-up         There may be bumps in the
        demand coupled with a more positive consumer outlook       road along the way, but the pent-up
        will create outstanding opportunities for payment players.
                                                                    demand coupled with a more posi-

        Where are we headed?                                         tive consumer outlook will create
                                                                       outstanding opportunities for

        I believe the sudden shift to an already upwardly trending             payment players.
        segment, ecommerce, cemented new buying habits and
        shopping preferences that will remain intact. It was the
        perfect storm: fear, home quarantine, stimulus money,
        unemployment benefits that encouraged people not to     Buckle up! This is going to be an exciting year. I couldn't be
        work—all coupled with new innovative online commerce    happier to pass the reins to John Tucker, who is a previous
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        platforms, easy store creation, frictionless payments, and   Street Smarts  author. I can't wait to see what topics he
        advanced checkout technology readily available. The     tackles. Thank you everyone for your kind comments and
        digital commerce play will continue to boom.            support.

        Hot programs and products will keep growing. These      Marc Beauchamp is author of  Survive and  Thrive in the Merchant
        include programs like surcharging, cash discount, POS,   Services Industry and founder of Bankcard Life, a community for pay-
        omnichannel  solutions,  QR  codes,  loyalty  solutions,   ments professionals. He is offering a free copy of his book to all payments
        analytics and mobile payments. Money will continue to   professionals at  www.bankcardlife.com/greensheet. Marc welcomes
        pour into fintech, payments and SaaS platforms. Bitcoin   your comments and feedback at marcb@surviveandthrive.biz.
        will continue to accelerate.







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